Fire brigade Rettet: New tank fire engine for security in the city!

Fire brigade Rettet: New tank fire engine for security in the city!

The old tank Fire engine of the Emmersdorf fire brigade has had over 25 years of loyal service before it had to be replaced due to irreparable damage. The municipal council unanimously decided to buy a new acquisition, which cost more than half a million euros to ensure the security of the population, such as the Lower Austrian news reported. The long years of use of the old vehicle have made it clear the importance of modern technology in the fire brigade, especially in view of the increasingly frequent challenges in operations.

historical development of fire engineering

The fire engineering has been closely related to developments in the automobile since the 1800s. In 1888, Gottlieb Daimler presented the first gasoline engine -driven fire extinguishing pump, which was still pulled by horses. In the following decades, various types of drive revolutionized the extinguishing technology, as the Wikipedia . With the introduction of electric motors and steam pumps, further progress was created, which significantly improved the effectiveness of extinguishing vehicles. In particular, the switch to petrol and later diesel engines has steadily increased the performance of fire engines since the first motorized syringes.